Japanese Films at the Cannes Film Festival 2017 Review Round-Up: Kiyoshi...
It has been a while since I last did a review round-up of any festival but fellow cinephile and Twitter-user FelixAguirre regularly collects links to reviews and alerts them to me and with such a...
View ArticleAnime Wins Big at the Annecy International Film Festival 2017
The Annecy International Film Festival is one of the biggest animated film festival in the world and anime have taken top awards in this year’s edition. The “Cristal for a Feature Film” award went to...
View ArticleA Preview of the Films at Japan Cuts 2017 (July 13th-23rd)
The 2017 edition of JAPAN CUTS, is the 11th since the creation of the festival and it takes place from July 13th to the 23rd. It is one of the best places not in Germany (Nippon Connection) or Holland...
View ArticleJapanese Films at the Cannes Film Festival 2017 Review Round-Up: Naomi...
It has been a while since I last did a review round-up of any festival but fellow cinephile and Twitter-user FelixAguirre regularly collects links to reviews and alerts them to me and with such a...
View ArticleJapanese Films at the Cannes Film Festival 2017 Review Round-Up: Atsuko...
It has been a while since I last did a review round-up of any festival but fellow cinephile and Twitter-user FelixAguirre regularly collects links to reviews and alerts them to me and with such a...
View ArticleLondon Korean Film Festival 2017 Will Screen “Bluebeard” at the Regent Street...
The London Korean Film Festival will have a special screening of Lee Soo-Yeon’s 2016 thriller Bluebeard at the Regent Street Cinema in London. This is the UK premiere and it will take place on Monday,...
View ArticleThe Satoshi Kon Film “Millennium Actress” will be screened at the Barbican on...
The Barbican is running a season with a fantastic title, Cinema Matters: Bigger than Life and it’s all about how cinema has changed the world and the stars on the big screen who become legends. Think...
View ArticleJapanese Food Films! Summer Explorers 3: A special free film programme all...
The Japan Foundation have put together a five-film programme dedicated to showing off some of the cinematic gems celebrating Japanese cuisine and culinary culture. It’s all totally free and more...
View ArticleThe 1983 Anime Adaptation of “Barefoot Gen” will be Screened at the Japanese...
The Japanese Embassy in London will screen the anime adaption of Barefoot Gen which was released in 1983. I have not seen the film or read the manga but I have visited Hiroshima and it is a wonderful...
View ArticleA Preview of the Films at Kanazawa Film Fest 2017
The Kanazawa Film Festival will be taking place across Japan soon! It launches at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art (details) in Kanazawa city and its run will last from July 15th to the...
View ArticleThe Korean Cultural Centre Will Screen the film “It’s Not Her Sin” on July 20th
The Korean Cultural Centre in London is hosting another series of free film screenings and this one is called, Patchworks: Unwrapping My Korean Cinema. It is the final season of 2017’s Korean Film...
View ArticleWet Woman in the Wind「風に濡れた女 」 2017 Dir: Akihiko Shiota
Wet Woman in the Wind 風に濡れた女 「Kaze ni nureta onna」 Running Time: 78 mins. Director: Akihiko Shiota Writer: Akihiko Shiota (Screenplay), Starring: Tasuku Nagaoka, Yuki Mamiya, Ryushin Tei, Takahiro...
View ArticleAroused by Gymnopedies「ジムノペディに乱れる」 Director: Isao Yukisada (2017)
Aroused by Gymnopedies ジムノペディに乱れる 「Gymnopedies ni Midareru」 Running Time: 83 mins Director: Isao Yukisada Writer: Isao Yukisada, Anne Horizumi (Screenplay), Starring: Itsuji Itao, Sumire Ashina,...
View ArticleSummer Lights 「なつのひかり」 Dir: Jean-Gabriel Periot 2016
Summer Lights なつのひかり 「Natsu no Hikari」 Running Time: 83 mins Director: Jean-Gabriel Periot Writer: Jean-Gabriel Periot (Screenplay), Yoko Harano (Collaboration), Starring: Akane Natsukawa, Hiroto Ogi,...
View ArticleDawn of the Felines「牝猫たち」 Dir: Kazuya Shiraishi 2016
Dawn of the Felines 牝猫たち 「Mesuneko Tachi」 Running Time: 84 mins. Director: Kazuya Shiraishi Writer: Kazuya Shiraishi (Screenplay), Starring: Juri Ihata, Satsuki Maue, Michie, Takuma Otoo, Tomohiro...
View ArticleShorts Night “Women Now” at the Korean Cultural Centre on July 27th
The Korean Cultural Centre in London is hosting another series of free film screenings and this one is called, Patchworks: Unwrapping My Korean Cinema. It is the final season of 2017’s Korean Film...
View ArticleSuffering of Ninko 「仁光の受難」(2016) Dir: Niwatsukino Norihiro
Suffering of Ninko the-suffering-of-ninko-film-poster 仁光の受難 「Ninko no junan」 Running Time: 70 mins. Director: Niwatsukino Norihiro Writer: Niwatsukino Norihiro (Screenplay) Starring: Masato...
View ArticleJapanese Films at the Venice Film Festival 2017
The Venice International Film Festival launches its 74th edition on August 30th and it lasts until September 09th and the line-up was announced earlier this week. I’ve missed the last couple editions...
View ArticleThe Korean Cultural Centre Will Screen the film “The Knitting Club” on August...
The Korean Cultural Centre in London is hosting another series of free film screenings and this one is called, Patchworks: Unwrapping My Korean Cinema. The latest film is a documentary about a knitting...
View ArticleLondon Korean Film Festival 2017 Will Screen “A Taxi Driver” at the...
The UK premiere of A Taxi Driver will take place on Monday, August 18th at 18:30 as part of the London Korean Film Festival‘s teaser screenings in the lead-up to the next London Korean Film Festival...
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